PROBUS CLEMENTIA TEMP 1st EMMISSION 3rd OFFICINA

OBVERSE: IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG
REVERSE: CLEMENTIA TEMP
BUST TYPE: A2 = Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from rear
FIELD / EXERGUE MARKS: Γ//KA
WEIGHT: 3,22 g / AXIS: 12h / DIAMETER: 20 mm
EMMISSION: 1
MINT: 4th unspecified oriental mint
RIC 920 (ANTIOCHIA)
COLLECTION NO. 1488

Attribution of this coin to the 4th unspecified oriental mint instead of Antiochia (as in RIC V.II) is based on the article by S. Estiot, "L’Empereur et l’usurpateur: un 4e atelier oriental sous Probus"; Studies in ancient coinage in honor of Anndrew Burnett, Spink, London, 2015.

Only eight specimens of this type are cited in the above article.

Provenance: Paul Francis Jacquier Auction 45 lot 1739 = ex Ph. Gysen collection

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